Val Chmerkovskiy Skips Dancing With the Stars After Oscar Slap Comment
The professional dancer withdraws from the episode following controversy over remarks defending his wife against a judge's comments.
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The story so far
2 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 20 Oct 2026. The Hollywood Reporter published first, on 20 October at 23:58 UTC; South China Morning Post followed 35h 02m later. The most recent article, from South China Morning Post, appeared on 22 October at 11:00 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: TV | Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), South China Morning Post.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- The Hollywood ReporterGrab the Tissues, It’s Dedication Night on ‘Dancing With the Stars’: See the Scores, Who Went Home (Updating Live)
- TV | Hollywood ReporterVal Chmerkovskiy Returns to ‘Dancing With the Stars’ After One-Episode Suspension
- South China Morning PostMeet Alan Bersten, who stepped in for Val Chmerkovskiy on Dancing with the Stars
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Val Chmerkovskiy Returns to ‘Dancing With the Stars’ After One-Episode Suspension TV | Hollywood Reporter ·
- Grab the Tissues, It’s Dedication Night on ‘Dancing With the Stars’: See the Scores, Who Went Home (Updating Live) The Hollywood Reporter ·
- Meet Alan Bersten, who stepped in for Val Chmerkovskiy on Dancing with the Stars South China Morning Post
In this story
- Val Chmerkovskiy
- Will Smith
- Chris Rock
- Jenna Johnson
- Carrie Ann Inaba